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EXODUS Guitarist Issues Tour Report

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has checked in with the following tour report: "Just thought I'd give everybody a little bit of info about our recent trip. "Let's start with Japan. As always, it was amazing. To share the stage with our old friends THE HAUNTED and our new friends NILE was a total pleasure...

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Bay Area Thrashers DEFIANCE Sign With CORPORATE PUNISHMENT RECORDS

Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE, best known for their seminal late '80s/early '90s Roadrunner releases "Void Terra Firma" and "Beyond Recognition", have inked a deal with Los Angeles-based Corporate Punishment Records. The group will enter Trident Studios in Concord, CA with producer Juan Urt...

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VREID, WAYLANDER Confirmed For Germany's PAGAN NIGHTS OPEN AIR Festival

VREID and WAYLANDER are among the confirmed bands for the Pagan Nights Open Air festival, set to take place June 10 at Keltendorf in Ringelai, Germany. The event is being organized by the German heathen metallers WOLFCHANT and Haudegen Events and will include performances by some of the top pagan an...

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EXODUS: ''Headbanger's Ball' Interview Segment Posted Online

Guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Paul Bostaph of the veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS were guests on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" on February 4. Watch the clip online at MTV Overdrive. The program also included the "Headbanger's Ball" premiere of the new EXODUS video, "Now Thy Death Day...

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GAMMA RAY Add Minnesota Date To North American Tour

Hamburg, Germany-based GAMMA RAY, featuring Kai Hansen (formerly of HELLOWEEN) on lead vocals, will make their only Midwest/mid-country appearance at the Rock Nightclub in Maplewood, Minnesota, on Friday, May 12. This performance will be the closing date of their first-ever U.S. tour and the only pe...

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Former BURZUM Mastermind Featured On Blog Of Far-Right Leader

According to MaltaToday.com, former BURZUM leader and convicted murderer Varg Vikernes is featured in the MySpace.com blog of Norman Lowell, a Maltese artist, writer and idealist who promotes far-right ideas. A taste of Vikernes's nostalgic rendition of Europe's heathen roots featured in Norman Lowe...

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HEATHEN: We Have Not Signed Anything Yet

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN have issued a statement refuting a recent press release from the the French record company Season of Mist indicating that they have signed the band to a label deal. In a posting on their official web site, HEATHEN write, "OK, so it looks like the cat...

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EXODUS: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have announced the details of their upcoming U.S. headlining tour, which is scheduled to kick off mid-April. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 15 - Concord, CA @ Bourbon Street * Apr. 16 - Hollywood, CA @ Key Club * Apr. 17 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy...

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EXODUS To Guest On This Weekend's 'Headbanger's Ball'

EXODUS members Gary Holt and Paul Bostaph (ex-SLAYER, TESTAMENT) will be the featured guests on this weekend's edition of MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball", airing on Saturday at 10:00 p.m. EST. The program will also include the "Headbanger's Ball" premiere of the new EXODUS video, "Now Thy Death Day Come"...

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HEATHEN Sign To SEASON OF MIST RECORDS

Season of Mist has announced the signing of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN. As many fans will recall, HEATHEN were one of the most unique bands to rise from the Bay Area thrash explosion of the '80s/'90s, having released a groundbreaking debut album, "Breaking the Silence", in 1987...

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PRIMORDIAL, MOONSORROW, MOURNING BELOVETH: European Tour Dates Announced

Irish heathen metallers PRIMORDIAL will be teaming up with MOONSORROW and MOURNING BELOVETH for a European tour in April. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 07 - Lichtenfels, GER @ Ragnarök Festival Apr. 08 - Arnhem, NETH @ Goudvishal Apr. 09 - Eindhoven, NETH @ Dynamo Club Apr. 10 - Hamburg, GER...

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One could say that Indianapolis' DEMIRICOUS and Chicago's HURTLOCKER are cut from the same gasoline-soaked cloth. While not stylistically identical, both bands do produce a bullshit-less and trend-free form of go-for-the-throat thrash. Whereas HURTLOCKER goes for more of a THE HAUNTED attack, DEMIRI...

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DUMAH Complete Work On New EP

Wisconsin-based death metallers DUMAH have completed work on a new four-song demo/EP, entitled "Forsaken by the Light". The CD includes three new tracks and an old song featuring former guitarist Phil Vargtimmen that was remastered for the EP. The official track listing for the new EP is as follows:...

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EXODUS' GARY HOLT: Signature Model Guitar To Be Unveiled At NAMM

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt will be signing autographs at the Bernie Rico Jr Guitars exhibit booth #5250 at this year's NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) convention on Saturday, January 21 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Bernie Rico Jr will also be unveiling Gary...

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CANDLELIGHT USA Announces BACK ON BLACK Vinyl Collectors Series

Candlelight Records USA, currently celebrating its five-year anniversary, has announced its limited edition vinyl series — finally making way to the Americas. These limited edition titles, previously unavailable for domestic distribution, are one-time pressings and for the American fan a must have f...